as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard
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Recent Examples of sideboard
The word itself comes from an Old French word, bufet, meaning a bench or sideboard used for displaying dishes of food.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Scroll on for more Outlet finds, including a $25 side table, a half-off sideboard, a $16 set of storage baskets, and a cooling comforter under $100.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Moving furniture, especially large pieces like sofas, sideboards, and beds, is noisy.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Using back-to-front slope and sideboards, each pin location can be accessible with the right shot.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Scroll on for more Outlet finds, including a $25 side table, a half-off sideboard, a $16 set of storage baskets, and a cooling comforter under $100.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Moving furniture, especially large pieces like sofas, sideboards, and beds, is noisy.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Using back-to-front slope and sideboards, each pin location can be accessible with the right shot.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideboard
Noun
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The cupboards overflowed with cloth, ribbons, threads, paints, dyes, and watercolors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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That’s why Muller suggests not just stashing them back in your cupboards, but instead, giving them a more dedicated space.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
6 May 2026
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Trump, the first lady and members of his cabinet enter the White House Press Briefing Room.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amazon’s Big Summer Beauty Event has arrived, perfectly-timed for anyone looking to refresh their beauty cabinet by enjoying up to 30% off select cosmetics through May 10.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other highlights include a living room anchored by a massive travertine floating-hearth fireplace set against a gray brick wall plus a secluded primary suite with dual closets and baths.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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The bedroom is basically a mirror of the living with three windows of its own, room for a king, and three closets on the back wall.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
4 May 2026
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In general, wall clocks tend to be powered via batteries and use a backlight to display the time in a digital format on your wall, dresser, desk or shelf.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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My Nana’s jewelry box sat in the center of her dresser.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Along one wall ran hundreds of gray, two-tier lockers.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This season, his locker mate is making Ramírez look like an oracle.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Sideboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideboard. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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